Help area food banks buck hunger

Dec. 12, 2012

Food Bank for Larimer County / Coloradoan library

The Challenge: Throughout the NoCo50 Challenge, we have hiked, biked, raced, climbed, eaten and drank our way through the best events and activities Northern Colorado has to offer.

For our second-to-last challenge, we are going to ask you to help us give back to the community we have so enjoyed this year. NoCo Challenge No. 49 is to help the area food banks.

Hunger is a real problem in Northern Colorado. What is it? Hunger can mean fewer meals each day and poor-quality food that is calorie-rich but nutrient-poor. In Larimer County, thousands of people struggle each day to feed themselves and their families.

The Food Bank for Larimer County serves more than 30,000 clients annually. Its website says the average food recipient in Larimer County is a married 30- to 49-year-old Caucasian female who is a high school graduate and has two to three people in her household. Nearly half of households that receive groceries through the Food Bank include at least one working adult. One in five children do not have access to enough food to meet their nutritional needs on a regular basis.

Buck hunger with Scott and Sadie: We have a big heart for the amazing work area food banks do. That is why our radio station, Big Country 97.9, joined forces with the Coloradoan for Buck Hunger. This is our campaign to help end hunger in Northern Colorado by raising money for the food bank. Why money rather than a traditional canned food drive? The food bank can take $1 and turn it in to four nutritious meals.